Farm Tough Girl-Chapter 411 - 412 Fed the Dog_1

"How long has Guo Yuehua been out?" Muniang asked.

Xiao Yuan sobbed, "She’s been out for most of the day; I have no idea where she went." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Muniang’s brow furrowed, "She is your mistress; how do you not know where she is? Didn’t you follow her when she left? Her status is unique; what if she encounters some heinous criminals on the road?"

Xiao Yuan said aggrievedly, "It was Lady Guo who wouldn’t let me follow. She said I can’t meddle in her affairs and, and she hit me."

Muniang’s face suddenly darkened, this Guo Yuehua was really becoming more and more outrageous, such reckless behavior! Despite her anger, she still couldn’t ignore her safety.

"Enough, send someone out to look for her immediately."

But just as the words left her mouth, a servant boy ran in, saying, "Lady, Lady Guo has returned."

"Have her come straight to my room!" Muniang said irritably.

"Yes."

Chen Yuhua sat there somewhat awkwardly, uncertain what to do.

"You may leave now. Let Zhong Yulang arrange a place for you to stay; from now on, just follow his instructions," Muniang ordered.

"Yes," Chen Yuhua quickly got up and left.

As she reached the doorway, she happened to bump into Guo Yuehua, who was coming in. Guo Yuehua glared at her with a very unfriendly attitude.

Chen Yuhua was somewhat puzzled; they didn’t seem to know each other. She scratched her head and left anyway.

"Throwing a tantrum again today?" Muniang said sternly.

But Guo Yuehua tilted her head up, "Lady, do you still have the leisure to bother with me?"

Muniang’s brow furrowed, "Why wouldn’t I bother with you? I’ve told you to come to me when you’ve thought things through; in the future, there will be plenty of opportunities, and you will definitely not be left out when you are needed."

"No need! I will not continue to stay in Mei Garden," Guo Yuehua stated directly.

"What do you mean?"

"The owner of New Moon House came to me just now. I’ve decided not to stay here; I want to go to New Moon House," Guo Yuehua said bluntly.

Muniang was taken aback, her gaze turning cold, "That explains why you suddenly disappeared; you were actually going to find a new master. Guo Yuehua, you really have guts."

Guo Yuehua was not in a good mood at this moment either and retorted with a huff, "I have guts? Why don’t you think about how you treat me? I’m a sought-after lead actress, yet you bypass me for someone completely unknown, insisting on giving her the role. Let me tell you, if you don’t cherish me, there are plenty of others clamoring for me to perform!"

Muniang tugged at the corner of her mouth, "Two months ago, you were a newcomer with no name recognition at all. Why should I have used you?"

Guo Yuehua choked for a moment, suddenly not knowing how to respond. Over the past two months, her days had become increasingly brilliant, and she gradually regained the feeling of being a daughter of a prestigious family. She had even deliberately tried to forget that unpleasant experience from before, as if she had always been this radiant.

"How did you beg me in the brothel? Have you forgotten how wretched you were then? Guo Yuehua, you better think clearly with your conscience, who gave you everything you have now. Don’t be so ungrateful. Today, I’m giving you one last chance, to stay or to leave. If you decide to leave today, then all the affection I had for you in the past would have been wasted on a dog. From then on, don’t even think of setting foot in Mei Garden again," Muniang said sternly.

Guo Yuehua was stunned for a long while before she finally gritted her teeth and said, "Only if you give me the role of Little Dragon Girl."

Muniang let out a cold laugh, "Now you’re blackmailing me, aren’t you? Guo Yuehua, you think too highly of yourself. Just as I lifted you up once, Chen Yuhua could lift you just the same. Do you really think Mei Garden can’t do without you? I gave you a chance to think it through, but it seems you’re still stuck in your old ways, unable to see the bigger picture. Fine, I’m done talking to you. If you want to leave, then hurry up and go. But don’t come crying and begging me later with regrets. Today my heart has turned cold. I won’t be so easy to talk to in the future."

Guo Yuehua, furious, stomped her foot, "I’ll never come back to this godforsaken place!" With that, she turned and rushed out.

In her heart, Guo Yuehua fumed, "Just wait until New Moon House comes out with a play format like yours. What advantage will Mei Garden have then? You really think you’re all that desirable."

Zhong Yulang had just settled Chen Yuhua and was feeling somewhat uneasy, so he came over to check and stumbled upon this scene.

"What’s going on? Guo Yuehua is leaving?" Zhong Yulang asked in confusion. An actor without a theater has no way to survive, especially a girl.

Muniang snorted, "New Moon House poached her, that place."

"New Moon House? Guo Yuehua is going to New Moon House? I heard that place is pretty bleak these days, hardly anyone goes to watch their performances." Actually, the entire theater business in Chatu Town was bleak.

"They say New Moon House is going to perform the same type of plays as us at Mei Garden soon. Otherwise, why would she be so defiant?"

Zhong Yulang said worriedly, "If New Moon House also goes down this path, could it divide our clientele?"

Muniang scoffed, "We’ll see if they can really pull it off. To think they’d dare to poach someone right under my nose like that, it seems they didn’t lose enough last month. Since they’ve thrown down the gauntlet, can Mei Garden be outdone by them?"

Zhong Yulang felt particularly reassured upon hearing Muniang’s words. Perhaps it was because he had seen too much of Muniang’s capabilities.

"But their deliberate poaching of Guo Yuehua is really to attract more spectators by leveraging her current fame in Chatu Town," Zhong Yulang still said.

"If I really cared about the popularity Guo Yuehua brings, I wouldn’t be casting new actors for this new play. An actor’s popularity might come from a single play, but to stay popular requires many plays. What kind of good plays could she possibly get at a place like New Moon House?" Muniang did not believe that a bunch of ancient people could come up with such good stories.

In this era, there were also "novels," which were actually story booklets. Muniang had also read them in her spare time—tales of talented scholars and beautiful ladies, love stories full of poetic imagery. From the perspective of a 21st-century woman, they were utterly boring, far inferior to the stories she had on hand.

And indeed, on this point, Muniang had guessed correctly. The new play that New Moon House had prepared was about a talented scholar and a beautiful lady, penned by a scholar who specialized in writing story booklets.

The story revolved around a rich young lady who falls in love with a poor scholar. Their mutual affection, hindered by the lady’s parents, prevents them from being together. Eventually, the talented man elopes with the beauty, and they live happily ever after.

When Guo Yuehua first saw the script, her brows instinctively furrowed. After all, she had seen the script for "The Proud Smiling Wanderer" given by Qiao Muniang. That story had numerous subplots and thrilling scenes, with an aura of the jianghu, sweet romance, and tightly interconnected episodes. Compared to New Moon House’s new play, it was...